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Roguelikes are getting weirder by the day. No game genre has gone through bigger changes in the last decade or so, but thanks to all the experimentation going on, we’ve been getting an unbelievable fountain of great game design. Every month there seems to be a crazy new Roguelike spinoff. No idea is too weird, no game too out there that you can’t stick some Roguelike elements onto it and get something at least halfway decent. Let’s talk about some of my favorite weird Roguelikes of the past few years!
Featuring:
BAZR
Splatoon 3: Side Order
Going Under
Peglin
Tape to Tape
Haste
Drop Duchy
Balatro
Word Play
Luck be a Landlord
Calculate It
Blue Prince
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Roguelikes are getting weirder by the day. No game genre has gone through bigger changes in the last decade or so, but thanks to all the experimentation going on, we’ve been getting an unbelievable fountain of great game design. Every month there seems to be a crazy new Roguelike spinoff. No idea is too weird, no game too out there that you can’t stick some Roguelike elements onto it and get something at least halfway decent. Let’s talk about some of my favorite weird Roguelikes of the past few years!
Featuring:
BAZR
Splatoon 3: Side Order
Going Under
Peglin
Tape to Tape
Haste
Drop Duchy
Balatro
Word Play
Luck be a Landlord
Calculate It
Blue Prince
🎧 Patrons get ad-free episodes early, plus access to our behind-the-scenes podcast.
📢 Support Design Doc on Patreon: patreon.com/designdoc
👕 Check out our merch store! crowdmade.com/collections/design-doc
Design Doc on Design Doc on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/designdoc.bsky.social
#blueprince #peglin #gamedesign
